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TRANSIT
DEEP BENEATH
EGLINTON
Engineering Canada’s midtown
transit transformation
by John Tenpenny
ENEATH THE CONGESTED, bustling arterial roadways of
mid-town Toronto, one of North America’s most
complex transit infrastructure projects is quietly
reshaping the future of urban mobility. Line 5 Eglinton, formerly the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail
Transit (LRT) project stands as an engineering milestone for Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario, extending 19
kilometres across the city, including a 10-kilometre underground continuous twin-tunnel section driven through
densely populated commercial and residential corridors.
In an interview with ReNew Canada, senior project leaders
from the technical design joint venture—Chris McCarthy
(Vice President of Technical Engineering Management and
Services, AtkinsRéalis) and Fouad Mustafa (Senior Business
Development, Arcadis)—o昀昀ered an insider’s perspective
on the complex engineering innovations, and collaborative
partnerships required to deliver TTC Line 5.
John Tenpenny is the
editor of ReNew Canada.
john@SiteMediaGroup.com
A multidisciplinary engineering feat
The Line 5 Eglinton LRT project represents a transformative investment in Toronto’s municipal transit network.
Designed to carry passengers across the city up to 60 per
cent faster than existing bus services, the line features 25
stations and stops (15 underground stations and 10 at-grade
stops). Line 5 connects seamlessly with the Toronto Transit
Commission (TTC) subway network at Cedarvale, Eglinton,
and Kennedy, GO Transit commuter rail lines, and the UP
Express at Mount Dennis.
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